*Christmas Countdown Special Day 20* - Trains at South Croydon, BML, 17/12/25

South Croydon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard Zone 5. It is on the Brighton Line at its junction with the Oxted Line, 11 miles 21 chains (18.1 km) measured from London Bridge.

The station is managed by Southern, and the station is served by both Southern and Thameslink services.

Originally South Croydon was a terminus next to the through lines of the Brighton Line but without any platforms on them, the end of a 1 mile (1.6 km) extension of the local lines from New Croydon, opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 1 September 1865.

The aim was to provide more space for reversing local trains than could be afforded at busy New Croydon. The rapid growth of the town in this area may also have been a factor.

In 1894 the railway obtained authority to extend the local lines to Coulsdon, where they connected with the new Quarry line.

The station was rebuilt as a through station with platform faces on all lines prior to the opening of the line in November 1899.

On 1 August 2011, a landslide caused by a burst water main occurred approximately 200 yards (180 m) north of the station, blocking the railway for 24 hours.

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We’ll be seeing services by Southern, Gatwick Express and Thameslink as well.

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It’s been roughly a few months or so since I last did any train spotting at South Croydon but the station is always a pleasure to come and revisit though plus it was a bonus to capture the NHS & Pride livery Thameslink units and also Ex Great Northern, Ex c2c and Ex Great Western Railway units as well which are now with Southern and also is always great to see being included.

My next station will be Stratford International which is located on the HS1 network it’s been roughly a few years or so since I did any train spotting there but I’m sure it’ll be a great experience to have spotting there so until then thanks for watching and I’ll see you in the next video.